Skeining machine



March 13, 1951 H, RUF 7 2,545,212

SKEINING MACHINE Filed Aug. 22, 1945 INVENTOR Afar/nan I. 1711/ & K illhl' ATTORNEY Patented Mar. 13, 1951 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE SKEINING MACHINE.

Herman P. Ruf, New York, N. Y. Application August 22. 1945, Serial No. 611,981

2 Claims.

are its simplicity of construction and inexpensive and compact mounting.

These and other objects and advantages of my invention will become more fully known as the description thereof proceeds, and will then be specifically defined in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawing forming a material part of this disclosure:

Fig. 1 is a front elevation of a skeining machine constructed according to my invention.

Fig. 2 isa section on line 22 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a section on line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view of a ribbon clamping device combined with my machine, the section being taken on line 44 of Fig. 1.

As illustrated, the machine bed l0 carries a motor I I with its belt pulley l2 driving by means of a belt l3, a pulley M on shaft 15. The shaft 55 carries also a smaller belt pulley l6 juxtaposed to pulley [4 over which a belt I! is guided, also guided over a pulley I8 below shaft I5 on a spindle [9 extending beyond the machine frame and carrying a cross head or frame 28 to which are bolted or otherwise secured the ends of the arms 2|.

The arms 2i extend substantially parallel to spindle l9 and are formed with the longitudinally extending dovetail slots 2IA in which the elongated slide members 22 are slidable, the slide members 22 having grip portions 22A extending beyond the ends of arms 2| and affording a purchase by which they may be manually engaged for sliding actuation relative to arms 2|.

Arms 2! are further formed with the recesses 22B extending longitudinally thereof and from the outside surface thereof opposite the slot 2|A down to and in communication with said slot 2IA and the slide member 22 located therein.

Located entirely within the recesses 22B in one position of slide member 22 as best illustrated in Figures 1 and 3 are the clamp members 23 which are leaf springs firmly fastened at one of their ends to the slide member 22 and sense that they first curve upward from slide member 22, then extend substantially flatly for a distance and then curve upward again adjacent their ends. The upward curve adjacent the free ends of the springs 23 is for the purpose of facilitating their riding up out of the recesses 223 along the bevelled walls 24 thereof upon sliding of the slide member 22. The upward curve of the springs 23 adiacent their fastening to member 22 is equal in height to the bevelled walls 24, so that the fiat portion of each spring 23 between the two curves thereof will be fiat on and frictionally engage the outside surface of arm 2|, providing a convenient clamp means for a ribbon 25 or other material to be skeined by the machine.

The machine frame carries in alignment with the spindle I 9 a shaft 26 carrying a clutch member 21 adapted to be engaged by a clutch member 28 on spindle 19 when shifted by means of a clutch lever 29 cushioned by a spring 30, the shaft 26 carries at its outer end a worm 3! in mesh with a gear 32 at the end of a shaft 33 which carries at its other end a sprocket wheel 34 over which is guided a chain 35 having stop members 36 suitably arranged thereon determining the length of the material according to the chain at the time carried over the sprocket.

A guiding member 38 having a slot 39 can be lengthened or shortened according to the length of the chain used by the suitable operation of knob 31. A treadle 48 has at its outer end a stop member li engaging the suitable stops 3B and can be adjustably moved along a shaft 43 suitably arranged on the machine frame in bearings 42 which carries the skein guides.

The use and operation of my machine will be entirely clear from the above description by simultaneously having reference to the drawing.

It will be understood that I have described and shown the preferred form of my invention only as one example of the many possible ways to practically construct the same, and that I may make such changes in the general arrangement of the machine and in the construction of its minor details as come within the scope of the appended claims without departure from the spirit of my invention and the principles in- 'volved.

member slidable relatively thereto and located interiorly of said arm, said arm being formed with a recess extending longitudinally along an outside surface thereof and in open communication with said member, said slide member further comprising a clamp member located entirely within said recess in one position of said slide member and in frictional contact with an outside surface of said arm in another position of said slidemember.

2. In a skeining machine according to claim 1, said clamp member being a leaf spring curved 10 Number 4 so as to ride up out of said recess upon the sliding of said slide member.

HERMAN P. RUF.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Name Date 1,066,143 Phillips July' 1, 1913 

